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Multiple-choice questions may continue on 1. v = 5 2 m/s.
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before answering. 5 3
2. v = m/s.
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3. v = 2 5 m/s.
The velocity of a projectile at launch has a
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horizontal component vh and a vertical com- 5
ponent vv . When the projectile is at the high- 4. v = m/s.
5
est point of its trajectory, identify the vertical √
and the horizontal components of its velocity 3
5. v = m/s.
and the vertical component of its acceleration. 5
√
Consider air resistance to be negligible. 2
6. v = m/s.
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Vertical Horizontal Vertical √
Velocity Velocity Acceleration 7. v = 3 5 m/s.
√
1. vv vh 0 5 2
8. v = m/s.
2
√
2. 0 0 g 9. v = 5 3 m/s.
√
3. 0 vh 0 10. v = 5 5 m/s.

4. 0 vh g 003 10.0 points

5. vv 0 0 A bowling ball accidentally falls out of the

cargo bay of an airliner as it flies along in a
002 10.0 points horizontal direction.
A target lies flat on the ground 5 m from the
side of a building that is 10 m tall, as shown
below.
The acceleration of gravity is 10 m/s2 . Air Y
resistance is negligible.
A student rolls a 5 kg ball off the horizontal Z
roof of the building in the direction of the
target. V
v U

W
X
10 m
10 m

5m As observed by a person standing on the

ground and viewing the plane as in the fig-
ure, which path would the bowling ball most
The horizontal speed v with which the ball closely follow after leaving the airplane?
must leave the roof if it is to strike the target
is most nearly
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1. W rock hit the ground? The acceleration due to
gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
2. X Answer in units of m.

3. Z 009 10.0 points

A plane drops a hamper of medical supplies
4. U from a height of 4530 m during a practice run
over the ocean. The plane’s horizontal veloc-
5. V ity was 121 m/s at the instant the hamper
was dropped.
6. Y What is the magnitude of the overall ve-
locity of the hamper at the instant it strikes
004 (part 1 of 4) 10.0 points the surface of the ocean? The acceleration of
A plane is flying horizontally with speed gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
262 m/s at a height 1120 m above the ground, Answer in units of m/s.
when a package is dropped from the plane.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 . 010 10.0 points
Neglecting air resistance, when the package A projectile is fired from a horizontal spring-
hits the ground, the plane will be loaded gun aimed directly (along the line of
sight) at a distant bull’s eye. Because of the
1. behind the package. pull of gravity during flight, the projectile
misses and hits a point at distance y beneath
2. directly above the package. the bull’s eye. To hit the bull’s eye, the gun
should be aimed along a line of sight above
3. ahead of the package. the bull’s eye, a vertical distance

005 (part 2 of 4) 10.0 points 1. slightly higher than y.

What is the horizontal distance from the re-
lease point to the impact point? 2. slightly lower than y.
Answer in units of m.
3. of y, exactly.
006 (part 3 of 4) 10.0 points
A second package is thrown downward from 011 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points
the plane with a vertical speed v1 = 63 m/s. A disgruntled physics student, frustrated with
What is the magnitude of the total velocity finals, releases his tensions by bombarding the
of the package at the moment it is thrown as adjacent building, 15.9 m away, with water
seen by an observer on the ground? balloons. He fires one at 38 ◦ from the hori-
Answer in units of m/s. zontal with an initial speed of 26.7 m/s.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
007 (part 4 of 4) 10.0 points For how long is the balloon in the air?
What horizontal distance is traveled by this
package? 1. 0.755708 s
Answer in units of m.
2. 1.80136 s
008 10.0 points
Someone in a car going past you at the 3. 5.44898 s
speed of 44 m/s drops a small rock from a
height of 2.1 m. 4. 2.54751 s
How far from the point of the drop will the
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5. 0.595506 s
COLONY COLONY
6. 1.27375 s A B
h
7. 2.72449 s

8. 0.967261 s
x
012 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
How far above the initial launch height does If the cliffs are separated by 46.1 m and a
the balloon hit the opposing building? bomb is rolled at 5.2 m/s, how far down the
opposite cliff will it land? The acceleration
1. 12.4224 m due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
Answer in units of m.
2. 2.79836 m
015 (part 2 of 2) 10.0 points
3. 17.379 m The troglodyte war continues, and a particu-
larly offensive member of colony B is located
4. 18.6984 m 111 m below the top.
At what speed must a bomb be rolled to get
5. 9.62409 m him?
Answer in units of m/s.
6. 22.9758 m
016 10.0 points
7. 15.2208 m
A ball is thrown and follows the parabolic
8. 13.1016 m path shown. Air friction is negligible. Point
Q is the highest point on the path. Points P
013 10.0 points and R are the same height above the ground.
A cat chases a mouse across a 1.5 m high Q
table. The mouse steps out of the way, and
the cat slides off the table and strikes the floor P R
1.9 m from the edge of the table.
The acceleration of gravity is 9.81 m/s2 .
What was the cat’s speed when it slid off
the table?
Answer in units of m/s.

014 (part 1 of 2) 10.0 points

A colony of troglodytes has been in a lengthy
feud with its neighbors on the adjacent cliff.
Colony A finally develops an important mili-
How do the vertical speeds of the ball at
tary breakthrough: it rolls bombs off its cliff
the three points compare?
at known rates of speed, thus gaining pinpoint
accuracy in its attacks.
1. k~vR k < k~vQ k < k~vP k

2. k~vQ k < k~vP k = k~vR k

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3. k~vP k < k~vQ k < k~vR k
7.
4. k~vP k = k~vR k < k~vQ k

5. k~vQ k < k~vR k < k~vP k

8.
6. k~vP k = k~vR k = k~vQ k
9.
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018 (part 1 of 3) 10.0 points
A ball is thrown and follows the parabolic A ball of mass 0.6 kg, initially at rest, is
path shown. Air friction is negligible. Point kicked directly toward a fence from a point
Q is the highest point on the path. Points P 20 m away, as shown below.
and R are the same height above the ground. The velocity of the ball as it leaves the
Q kicker’s foot is 17 m/s at angle of 55 ◦ above
the horizontal. The top of the fence is 7 m
P R high. The ball hits nothing while in flight and
air resistance is negligible.
The acceleration due to gravity is 9.8 m/s2 .
b b b b
b b
b b
b b
b b
b b
b

s
b

m/
b
17 b
b
◦ 7m
55
b

b
Which of the following diagrams best indi-
cates the direction of the acceleration, if any, 20 m
on the ball at point P ? Determine the time it takes for the ball to
reach the plane of the fence.
1. The ball is in free-fall and there is no Answer in units of s.
acceleration at any point on its path.
019 (part 2 of 3) 10.0 points
2. How far above the top of fence will the ball
pass? Consider the diameter of the ball to be
negligible.
3.
Answer in units of m.

4. 020 (part 3 of 3) 10.0 points

What is the vertical component of the velocity
when the ball reaches the plane of the fence?
Answer in units of m/s.
5.

6.
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021 10.0 points

A 78 g basketball is launched at an angle
of 57.1 ◦ and a distance of 19.9 m from the
basketball hoop. The ball is released at the
same height (ten feet) as the basketball hoop’s
height.
A basketball player tries to make a long
jump-shot as described above.
The acceleration of gravity is 10 m/s2 .
What speed must the player give the ball?
Answer in units of m/s.